Smart fabrics for 21st century soldiers

Posted on 12 Mar 2015 by Jonny Williamson

The chance meeting of a weaver and an electronic designer has produced complex woven electronics, a flexible circuit board that could revolutionise how soldiers are kitted out.

How do you go from designing a voice-communication aid for people with disabilities to producing a smart fabric for the military? Evidently, a healthy dose of serendipity would appear to be the secret. Dr Stan Swallow and Asha Thompson, founders & directors, Intelligent Textiles. Asha Thompson and Dr Stan Swallow met…

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